Redskins-Cowboys to Play Out NFC East in Prime Time Sunday Night

Quarterback Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys looks for an open receiver. (Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys will play for the NFC East division championship seven hours later than originally scheduled after getting flexed to prime time Sunday.

The NFL elected to move the game from its originally scheduled 1 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, Dec. 30 to an 8:20 p.m. kickoff the same day, after it was determined the two teams’ Week 17 matchup would result in the division championship.

The time change moves the game from a regionally-televised Fox broadcast to a nationally televised NBC broadcast that will serve as both the NFC East and NFL regular season finale.